Congressman Tim Burchett has been tapped by Oversight Chairman James Comer to lead the House subcommittee focused on squeezing waste out of Washington — the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. This is exactly the kind of common-sense assignment hardworking Americans wanted when they sent Republicans back to the majority: rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse so taxpayer dollars actually serve citizens instead of bureaucrats.
Burchett made it plain from day one: his top priority is to save taxpayers’ money and hold federal programs accountable for every wasted dollar. He told constituents the American people are fed up with reckless spending and promised to slash red tape and investigate fraud, a pledge that should make every patriot proud and every career spender in D.C. nervous.
For months the swamp has rewarded inertia and protected pet projects while budget lines ballooned with scandal and inefficiency, and DOGE was created to fix exactly that problem. The Oversight Committee’s subcommittee structure has shifted as members realign, and the appointment of a proven fiscal hawk to chair DOGE represents a practical pivot from theater to results.
This is not just talk: Burchett has already shown he will use the tools of oversight aggressively, including calling for accountability through subpoenas when warranted. That willingness to dig out the truth — no matter which partisan name is attached — is what separates real reformers from performative politicians who grandstand while Americans suffer.
The priorities should be straightforward and brutal: expose improper payments, slash redundant grants, and stop federal contractors and nonprofits from siphoning off funds meant for citizens. When federal “reforms” end up costing local programs and failing to help real people, as communities in East Tennessee and elsewhere have felt the sting of cuts and mismanagement, it’s proof the swamp needs draining, not defending.
If Burchett follows through, taxpayers will see relief and the federal government will be forced to live within reason instead of indulging endless expansion. Conservatives should rally behind his effort to bring accountability back to Washington, demand measurable results, and refuse to let career politicians and bureaucrats stand between Americans and their hard-earned money.
